For Immediate Release
June 25, 2019
Suffolk County Executive Bellone And Nassau County Executive Curran Agree to Friendly Wager Ahead Of Battle Of Long Island Basketball Game
Battle of Long Island Logo and game announcement
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Nassau County Executive Laura Curran today
agreed to a friendly wager ahead of the 鈥淏attle of Long Island鈥� basketball games between
秘色传媒 and Nassau County Community College The County Executive
whose team loses will wear the jersey of the opposing squad for a day.
The two games will be hosted in the Brookhaven Gymnasium at Suffolk County Community
College Ammerman Campus in Selden and will run from 6:00PM 鈥� 10:00PM.
In the event of split victories between the two counties, both County Executives have
agreed to wear their home team鈥檚 shirt for a day to express school spirit.
The event is free to the public.
WHERE:
秘色传媒 Brookhaven Gym, Ammerman Campus, Selden
WHEN:
Game 1
Women's Basketball Suffolk CC vs Nassau CC Thursday, February 7, 2019, 6:00PM 鈥� 8:00PM
Game 2
Men's Basketball Suffolk CC vs. Nassau CC Thursday, February 7, 2019 8:00PM - 10:00PM
鈥淥ur community colleges have the talent, skillset, and competitive streak both inside
and outside the classroom,鈥� said County Executive Steve Bellone. 鈥淭onight is about
rooting for the home team and I look forward to resounding victories from the Suffolk
County Sharks.鈥�
鈥淲e鈥檙e proud that Long Island鈥檚 Community Colleges are national leaders both academically
and athletically,鈥� said County Executive Laura Curran. 鈥淥ur young men and women Lions
have been on a roll lately. Our competition in Suffolk is fierce, but I鈥檒l take our
Lions any day of the week!鈥�
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